Honeycomb-candy machine.



F. H. WOOLF.

HONEYCOMB CANDY MACHINE- APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22, 1910.

1,143,564. Patented June 15, 1915 UNITED STATES PATENT v OFFIQE.

FRANK H. WOOLF, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOB T0 HERBERT LEWIS HILDRETH,

OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

HONEYCOMB-CANDY MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 22. 1910. Serial No. 569,252.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK H. VVOOLF, a citizen .of the. United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented anew and useful Honeycomb-Candy Machine, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to candy machines which mix or knead a batch of candy preparatory to permitting the candy to set and eoolfand the objects of my improvements are, first, to constantly manipulate the batch of candy while it is; supported on suitable carrier rods; second, to provide a plurality of stationary rods to cooperate with a plurality of moving rods; third, to force air between the strands of the batch .of candy While it is being manipulated;

fourth to make a simple, durable and efficient device and'othe r features to become apparent fromthe description to follow.

The machine comprises two stationary horizontal rods and twohoriz ontal rods arranged to describe a circle about a horizonh0llow and provided with small perfora tions so that air forced into the hollow rod will pass between the strands of candy as the same is being pulled over the rod. One

of the stationary rods is mounted so that it will yield under sufficient pressure in a direction away from the other stationary rod and thus prevent the possible breakage of some part of the machine.

To describe my invention so that others versed in the art to which it pertains can make and use the same I haveillustrated it on the accompanying sheet of drawing forming a part of this specification, in which:

Figure 1, is a side elevation of a machine embodying my invention and Fig. 2, is an end elevation of the same."

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout.

Mounted rotatably in a suitable frame 3 is the hollow shaft 4 having rigidly mount ed on its one end the cross arm 5 which has rigidly secured to its diametrically opposed extremities the rods 6 which lie parallel to the axis of the shaft 4. Rigidly mounted on the other end of shaft 4 is the large gear axis of shaft 4.

wheel 7 meshing with the small gear 8 mounted rigidly on the shaft 9 which is ro- Patented June 15, 1915.

tatably mounted. in frame 3; Suitable meeh understood that when the shaft 9 rotatesthe rods 6 will travel in a circle about the Extending longitudinally through the hollow shaft 4 and fitting loosely therein is the shaft 12 having its, end adjacent the gear 7 rigidly secured in the frame 3 by set screws 13 or otherwise. The other-end of; shaft 12 extends a short distance beyond the cross arm 5 where it hasrigidly secured thereto the arm 14 provided on its extremity with the rigid rod 15 lying in the same vertical plane with, and parallel .to, the rods 6; but not in the circular path of said rods 6 so that the, rod 15 is fixed in its position close to the circular path of the'rodsfi as clearly seen in Fig. 2. 'A fourth rod 16' is mounted to lie in the same vertical plane with, and parallel to, the rods 6 and 15,"and is preferably arranged outside the circular path of rods 6. It will be noted that in the drawing the rods 6 are arranged'equal distances out from the center of their circular] path so that both rods 6 travel in thersame circular path which on'the left asviewed in Fig. 2, lies between the rods 15 and 16,

tween the rods 15 and 16 while the path of the other will be to the left of rod 16 as" viewed in Fig. 2.

The rod 16 is made hollow and is provided with a. row of erforations on its upper side through which air forced into'the hollow rod escapes and passes'upward between the strands of candy which are formed by the rods 6 moving in their circular path in the direction indicated by the arrow-in Fig. 2. -The hollow rod 16 maybe: secured in its position rigidly but I prefer to mount it so that it can under su cient pressure move away from the rod 15 and to this end I mount it on the free end of arm 17 pivot ally secured to frame 3 at 18 and yieldingly held in position to the right as viewed in Fig. 2, by the spring 19, being limited in its said movement to the right by the adjustable screw 20. Compressed air from any suitable source is conducted to the hollow rod 16 through the pipe 21. A screw plug 22 is provided in the end of rod 16 which can be removed for the purpose of cleaning out the hollow rod 16 when necessary.

In operation a suitable batch of candy is laid in position on the rods 15 and 16 and then the power is coupled to shaft 9 which causes the rods 6 to constantly travel in their circular path in the direction indicated by the arrow. in Fig. 2. The batch of candy is partly picked up and pulled upwardly in an are above the'rods 15 and 16 each time one of the rods 6 passes up between and pa'st said-rods 15 and 16 and the air from the Y hollow rod 16 passes up between the strands ofcandy. The batch of candy is thus constantly manipulated while being supported upon the rods 6, 15 and 16. After the batch of candy has been thus manipulated sutliciently,

the power is shut off, the candy is removed by handand a fresh batch of candy is placed on the rods as above described.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by 'LettersPatent of the United States is:

1. In a candy pulling machine, the combination of a plurality of candy supporting arms, arranged to move in predetermined paths, means for rowing said arms in said predeterminedpaths, a hollow non operated candy supporting arm provided with perforations and parallel to and located adjacent the paths of said 'movable arms, and means for forcing air through the perforations of said supporting arm.

2. In a candy pulling machine, the combination of a plurality of movable candy supporting arms, a'hollow non operated -.eandy supportingarm having perforations 'therei'n, means for moving 'said movable arms toward and away from said support" ing arm and means for forcing air through said supporting arm.

3. In a device of the class described, a plurality of rods mounted to move about a center in a vertical plane, means to more said rods, a stationary rod. close to the path of said first named rods and in the same vertical plane therewith and a second rod close to the path of said first named rods and in the'- same vertical plane therewith mounted to yield under pressure ina direction away from said'first named stationary rod.

4. In a device of the class described, a hollow supporting means provided with perforations retained in a horizontal plane, means for forcing air -.through the perforations, a

second supporting means retained in position parallel to said first named supporting means, a plurality of pulling means and means for moving the pulling means past the supporting means and above and below the sam e.

5. In a device of the class-described, a

' plurality of pulling rods arranged to travel laterally about acenter in a-verticalplane,

hollow horizontally disposed supporting extending through said hollow shaft, a horizontally disposed supporting means secured to said stationary shaft, aplurality of pull ing means mounted on said hollow shaft,

and means formoving said pulling means past said supporting means and above and below the same. 1 V

T. Ina device of. the class described, pullin rods arranged to move laterally abouta center in a vertical plane, a supporting rod mounted parallel to :said rods and in the same vertical plane therewith, arranged to yield under pressure and means for moving said rods.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this Specification in presence of two subscribing witnesses this 16th day of June 1910 at Chicago, Illinois. i

FRANK H. wooLFI Wi tnesses ll. J. .Iacm-xu, Wanrm: .l. 'lnonas. 

